European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said she is “very concerned” about the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza. “I condemn indiscriminate attacks by Hamas on Israel,” von der Leyen wrote on Twitter on Friday. “Civilians on all...

Palestinian health officials say six Palestinians have been killed by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank. The officials say five were killed in stone-throwing clashes with Israeli forces in several locations, and a sixth was killed during an attempt to stab an Israeli soldier....

Death toll in Gaza rises to 119, as threat of a ground assault looms after Israel amasses tanks and troops near besieged enclave. Israel continued on Friday to bombard the Gaza Strip with air raids and artillery shells as it stepped up the deployment of troops and tanks near the...

In a statement on Twitter, the Israel Defense Forces said military forces are attacking Gaza. Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett, reporting from southern Israel, described sounds artillery being fired into Gaza and machine-gun fire from a helicopter as a column of Israeli armoured vehicles...